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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1920
Page
2
A column weighs Ford wage theory against real factory results. It cites a large eastern shoe maker where wages rose over 50 percent but output fell 50 percent, pushing costs higher and prices up. The piece notes mixed outcomes across industries and hints at broader economic pressures.
The column explains Hodgkins disease as a blood poverty with enlarged lymph glands and possible spleen and liver involvement. It notes young people are affected, outlines possible causes and symptoms, and mentions spleen removal as a potential, though rare, cure. It also defines hemorrhagic septicemia in animals and includes a reader query about hair loss and scalp care with a humorous vignette about a couple dealing with a varnishing accident.
Andrew returns home to find Imogene perched in a window with feet up, pleading for a stepladder to free her from an awkward predicament as her skirt slips from her grasp and tension rises in a domestic moment.
The note asks about the partridge sound, whether wild animals eat injurious food, and if the cowlip flower is indeed cowslip. It signals answers to be provided in tomorrow’s Nature Notes.
Questions on bird mating rivalries after nest completion and female behavior are paired with notes on skunk cabbage first appearing in December and ready for March warmth. The piece closes with a query about the prehistoric horse and its name in early evolution studies.
A commentator describes the long evolutionary journey from a small fox sized progenitor to the modern horse. The passage reflects on millions of years of environmental change shaping teeth, hooves, body size, and limb length until the familiar horse emerges.
A woodland box draws animals curious about its contents. Jack Blackbird pecks open the lid releasing a strange little figure who pops out and entangles in a tree. The frightened creatures flee as Mrs Bluejay scolds them for disturbing her nest, while Mr Fox concludes the box may be a toy left by children but warns caution.
Fragmentary wartime verse from Punch notes a boastful remark about a strong language used by a character, and a vivid aside about a mule during the Arras raid. The snippet conveys a humorous tone with wartime slang and mock bravado.
Poem reflects on gloomy weather and financial worries as the speaker recalls mortgage due dates and lost light. Names Billville and a narrator companion appear in a rustic dialogue about enduring a rainy day and the temptation to smoke.
In a dialogue from The Globe, Uncle Harry and others discuss rapid wireless telegraphy advances since the war. They imagine a world with a complete chain of high powered stations encircling the globe and linking intercontinental messages without wires, citing Tuckerton Paris and San Francisco as examples.
The Burlington Hawk-Eye quips about Postmaster General Burleson missing Jackson Day remarks and delayed letters. The Sioux City Journal cites widespread curiosities about telephone mix ups, while the Milwaukee Journal urges not to worry about life span or meals, reflecting light commentary in the era.
Manager Melodeon Tall declares no seats will be held for theatergoers arriving at wristwatch time. The note frames a new attendance policy inside the drug store era prose.
Editors note the sale and loss of Rosewater influence at the Bee. The paper once held power beyond Missouri and Iowa’s western watershed, but after the elder founder’s death it weakened as rival editors rose and the strong voice faded from the front row.
A historic note proposes spelling the names of small items and applying plus and minus signs to yield a U S president's Christian name. It describes change making for purchases under a dollar using a 99 cent mix and enumerates coin values and counts.
The Milwaukee Journal discusses the late John Schuette of Manitowoc and his heirs who found penciled notes about his intentions. It argues that widespread daily decisions guided by right conduct drive business, society, and humanity, and that such a universal conscience remains the ultimate measure of progress.
A Milwaukee Journal excerpt discusses Irving Bachellor’s The Light in the Clearing and the motto A dead fish can swim downstream. It argues success requires constant effort as currents change, warning that ceasing effort signals decline and drift downstream.
The article asserts that Bolshevik propaganda targets few. it emphasizes that about 110,000,000 Americans recognize the United States as the best place on earth and would defend it against any attack, whether subtle or overt.
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